From industry to artworks by Lourdes Castro and Ângelo de Sousa: conservation studies on cast acrylic sheet

Acrylic sheet, a plastic based on poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), became popular within artists during the 1960s, when it was also used by two major Portuguese artists, Lourdes Castro (*1930) and Ângelo de Sousa (1938–2011). Taking as a starting point their work with this material, this thesis see...

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Main Author: Babo, Sara Sobral (author)
Format: doctoralThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
poly(methyl methacrylate)
Lourdes Castro
Ângelo de Sousa
photodegradation
plumbonacrite
plastic conservation
Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/126519
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/126519

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http://hdl.handle.net/10362/126519

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